Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
Apple
96 Overall Score
vs
MSI Aegis ZS2 Black
MSI
73 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The Mac Studio M4 Max is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast performance in video editing and music production. Users highlight the seamless setup, quiet operation, and compact design as major strengths. A few note the high price and lack of included peripherals as minor drawbacks, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Blazing-fast performance
- Seamless setup
- Quiet operation
- Compact design
- Excellent for video editing
Cons
- High price
- No bundled peripherals
- Not for gaming or CUDA workloads
Performance 5
Build quality 3
Value for money 2
Noise level 2
Ease of setup 2
Design 2
MSI Aegis ZS2 Black
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Compact
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Home Office
Developer
Gaming
Workstation
Creator
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Specifications
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | MSI Aegis ZS2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14★ | 12 |
| Frequency | — | 4.4 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 128 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Unified | GDDR7 |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 36 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 2 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Storage 2 | — | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 2 Type | — | SSD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | mid-tower |
| PSU | — | 850W★ |
| Weight | 2.74 kg | 18.60 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 6★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 7★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI -out |
| DisplayPort | 0 | 3x DP-out (1.4a) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | — |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average storage (33rd percentile)
MSI Aegis ZS2 Black
- Strong storage (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong cpu (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong gpu (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong port selection (79th percentile)
- Below average social proof (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 4 of 28 specs.